FDA

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FDA is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services and consists of centers and offices. It consists of six product centers, one research center, and two offices. The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods, and to reduce tobacco use to improve health. About Advisory Committees The Food and Drug Administration, to assist in its mission to protect and promote the public health, uses 49 committees and panels to obtain independent expert advice on scientific, technical, and policy matters.

FDA is responsible for • protecting the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, and products that give off radiation • regulating tobacco products • advancing the public health by helping to speed product innovations • helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health FDA’s responsibilities extend to the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and other U.S. territories and possessions. FDA regulates • foods, except for most meat and poultry products, which are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture • food additives • infant formulas • dietary supplements • human drugs • vaccines, blood products, and other biologics • medical devices, from simple items like tongue depressors, to complex technologies such as heart pacemakers • electronic products that give off radiation, such as microwave ovens and X-ray equipment • cosmetics • feed, drugs, and devices used in pets, farm animals, and other animals • tobacco products FDA inspects manufacturers or processors of FDA-regulated products to verify that they comply with relevant regulations. Those inspected include • vaccine and drug manufacturers • blood banks • food processing facilities • dairy farms • animal feed processors FDA also inspects • facilities that conduct studies in people (clinical trials) • laboratories that conduct studies in animals or microorganisms when these studies are used to apply for FDA approval of a medical product • foreign manufacturing and processing sites for FDA-regulated products that are sold in the United States • imported products at the border FDA conducts several types of inspections to help protect consumers from unsafe products:• pre-approval inspection after a company submits an application to FDA to market a new product • routine inspection of a regulated facility • “for-cause” inspection to investigate a specific problem that has come to FDA’s attention